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medium.com Domain Breach Exposure Report

Risk Score

High Risk

Massive event volume or critical assets compromised.

AI Findings Summary

Critical

The telemetry indicates a significant exposure event impacting medium.com, with 2,261 total events observed over the reporting period. A substantial portion of these events, 1,832 (81%), are classified as historical data breaches, while 429 (19%) are active infostealer logs. The data suggests a broad impact, affecting 766 employees and 1,495 clients. The timeline shows a notable surge in employee-related events in January 2026, coinciding with a large number of client events in March and April 2026. Malware families like LummaC2, Rhadamanthys, and Redline are prominently featured, indicating sophisticated threat actor activity. The high risk score of 91, driven by the prevalence of data breaches and active infostealer logs, necessitates immediate attention. The presence of "Combolist sources" (64.4%) and "Database dumps" (35.6%) within leak repositories suggests that compromised credentials may be a primary vector. Remediation efforts should focus on credential hygiene, including mandatory password resets, multi-factor authentication enforcement for all users, and enhanced monitoring for suspicious login activity, particularly for employee accounts. Given the nature of the affected domain, the primary industry sector is Technology & SaaS.

Total Events

2,261
credential exposure events

Employee Affected Events

766
account email domain = medium.com

Client Affected Events

1,495
service target = medium.com

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12-Month Events Timeline

Event volume by breach date, employee VS client

EmployeesClients
6004002000
peak month 592
Jul 25Sep 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jun 26

Infostealers VS Data Breaches

Live stealer logs VS data breaches

Infostealer logs
Events429
Share19%
Data breaches
Events1,832
Share81%
Infostealer logs (19%)
429events
Data breaches (81%)
1,832events

766 compromised employee accounts pose an infrastructure risk, while 1,495 leaked client credentials create regulatory liability.

Antivirus Distribution

Security Tools on Infected Endpoints

Windows Defender6

Malware Families Distribution

Distribution of Active Stealer Strains

LummaC2104
Rhadamanthys38
Redline25
Vidar22
Acreed21
RisePro5
Millenium2
Blank Grabber1
StealC1

Top Login URLs

Top exposed services found in the event results

  1. 1https://medium.com/mastodon241
  2. 2https://medium.com/216
  3. 3https://medium.com211
  4. 4medium.com203
  5. 5medium.com/mastodon96
  6. 6medium.com/77
  7. 7https://medium.com/logon31
  8. 8miro.medium.com/v2/resize27
  9. 9medium.com/logon22
  10. 10https://medium.com/login19

Infostealer By Geography

Shows the distribution of Infostealer-related credential exposure events across different geographic regions. The location is determined by analyzing the metadata of the infected machines associated with each event.

India
Events47
United States
Events32
Pakistan
Events25
China
Events15
Nigeria
Events9
United Arab Emirates
Events8
Canada
Events8
Bangladesh
Events8

Country Breakdown

  1. 1India47
  2. 2United States32
  3. 3Pakistan25
  4. 4China15
  5. 5Nigeria9
  6. 6United Arab Emirates8
  7. 7Canada8
  8. 8Bangladesh8

Services Classification Distribution

Blast radius - closer to core = more critical infrastructure, size = credential volume

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Total

Operating System Distribution

Distribution of compromised endpoint builds

Windows 1163
Windows 10 Pro23
Windows 10 企业版 LTSC (10.0.19044) x6418
Windows 11 24H2 build 26100 (64 Bit)15
Windows 11 Pro (10.0.26100.3194) x6414

Leak Repository Classification

Where the exposed records currently reside

0
Named breaches
1,180
Combolist pools
652
Unattributed dumps

Disclaimer: This report includes AI-generated content. AI can make mistakes, so verify important findings independently before taking action.